A LOSS FOR MANKIND

The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961: perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. On July 20, 1969, the presiding president, Richard M. Nixon, informed the people of the nation, in a haunting address, that our astronauts would not be returning home.

These were his words. A study in kinetic typography, illustrating a mock speech from President Nixon, that would have been given, had Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin not made their return safely to Earth.

These were his words. A study in kinetic typography, illustrating a mock speech from President Nixon, that would have been given, had Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin not made their return safely to Earth.

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